The whole world seems on edge. Trigger-happy.
Ticked off. We hear threats of chemical weapons and nuclear bombs. Are we one
button-push away from annihilation?

Your world seems a bit darker this
Christmas. But you were born in the dark, right? You came at night. The
shepherds were nightshift workers. The Wise Men followed a star. Your first
cries were heard in the shadows. To see your face, Mary and Joseph needed a
candle flame. It was dark. Dark with Herod’s jealousy. Dark with Roman
oppression. Dark with poverty. Dark with violence.

Herod went on a
rampage, killing babies. Joseph took you and your mom into Egypt. You were an
immigrant before you were a Nazarene.

Oh, Lord Jesus, you entered the
dark world of your day. Won’t you enter ours? We are weary of bloodshed. We,
like the wise men, are looking for a star. We, like the shepherds, are kneeling
at a manger.

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